Contemplation in action is about learning how to be, learning how to see, and learning how to love. Learning How to Be Contemplation is first about...

Reimagining the Ignatian Examen Flip Book: Praise, Reverence, Service

Examen dotMagis Editor

The First Principle and Foundation is the inspiration for Reimagining the Ignatian Examen: Praise, Reverence, Service. This latest in our series of Examen flip...

Vinita Hampton Wright on the Principle and Foundation

Spiritual Exercises dotMagis Editor

Vinita Hampton Wright speaks about the Principle and Foundation, the first key meditation of the Spiritual Exercises. In it, we reflect on how we...

Reimagining the Ignatian Examen Flip Book: Gratitude

Examen dotMagis Editor

St. Ignatius believed that gratitude was among the highest of virtues. This week, pray with a special Examen that invites you to dwell in...

How Spanish Class Taught Me About Finding God in All Things

Reflections Elizabeth Eiland Figueroa

This summer, I am finally learning to speak Spanish. After a few years of short-lived attempts to learn the language, numerous methods tried, and...

What Is Ignatian Friendship?

Reflections Joseph Durepos

Is there a difference between an Ignatian friendship—a friendship inspired by the spiritual wisdom of St. Ignatius Loyola—and other types of friendship? I posit that...

St. Ignatius and Serving the One True Ruler

Spiritual Exercises dotMagis Editor

As a child, Ignatius listened with amazement while his father and his eldest brother told stories about how their ancestors had served with distinction...